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Countess Howe (Mary Curzon)Countess Howe, (1887-1962) portrayed by society painter, Philip de Laszlo. She married her cousin, Viscount Curzon (Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe), MP for Battersea South
Bleeding glory-bower, Clerodendrum thomsoniaeBleeding glory-bower or beauty bush, Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Clerodendron thomsonae). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens
Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana CooperLady Diana Cooper (nee Manners), leader of the Diamond group at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of Enham Village Centre for Disabled Ex-Service Men
Helena Rubinstein advertisementAdvertisement for Helena Rubinstein of Grafton Street, London, specifically hormone creams claiming to recreate vital glandular elements of " first youth". Date: 1932
The Great Lafayette in his study, 1911Sigmund Neuberger (or Newburger) (1871-1911), otherwise known as illusionist The Great Lafayette. Seen here in his study at 55 Tavistock Square, London, which was decorated with pictures, colour
Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella StackLady David Douglas-Hamilton, formerly Prunella Stack, with some of her students and teachers at the rehearsal of the Womens League of Health and Beauty for the first peace-time rally in Regents Park
Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (69 BC-30BC). Cleopatra represented herself as the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Date: circa 1910s
Advert for Madame P. Rowleys Toilet Mask 1895Natural beautifier for bleaching and preserving the skin and removing complexional imperfections. Blemishes may be hidden imperfectly by cosmetics and powers
WW2 - A drag show by British PoWs held at Stalag XXI-D, a German World War II PoW Camp based in Poznan (Posnan), Poland - the scene seems to be about a beauty contest in USA as the "
Miss Jessie Bateman - English stage actressJessie Eliza Bateman (1877-1940) - English stage actress. Raphael Tuck large letter postcard. Date: 1905
Contemplation of the female form Date: circa 1910s
WW1 - Victory - Scottish & English soldiers with French lassWW1 - Now we ARE alright - Victory - Scottish and English soldiers arm-in-arm with a French lovely jauntily skipping along a Paris Boulevard. Date: 1918
Beauty Contest Participant and Proud ParentsA Bathing Beauty Contest Participant and her Proud (if slightly shy) Parents! Date: circa 1949
A girl of the Dusan People, Sabah State, North BorneoA girl of the Dusan tribe (or ethnic and linguistic group) from the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Date: circa 1950s
WW2 - British Air Transport Auxiliary PilotWW2 - A smiling British Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot, carrying her parachute over her shoulder. Date: 1944
Diana Dors - British ActressDiana Dors (1931-1984), British actress. Date: circa 1950s
Miss M. G. Mills - The Bootle May Queen, Merseyside. Date: 1926
Mrs William Fiske (Rose Bingham, Countess of Warwick)Portrait of Mrs William Fiske, formerly Miss Rose Bingham, Countess of Warwick. After her divorce from her first husband, the Earl of Warwick, Rose married Billy Fiske, an American bobsled champion
Alima - a very beautiful woman from Somalia, wearing a wrap-around dress of patterned fabric, headscarf and bead necklace. Date: circa late 1920s
Swedish Film Actress Greta Garbo - Torrent, 1926Greta Garbo (1905-1990) - Swedish Film Actress and Movie Star. Garbo was born in Stockholm and was spotted whilst studying at the Royal Theatre Dramatic School by the Swedish director Mauritz
Guinea, Africa - A Susu GirlA girl of the Susu tribe (Soussou) in Guinea, West Africa. The Susu are a major Mande ethnic group and are descendants of the thirteenth century Mali Empire. Date: 1910
Illustration of two ladies doing their crochet together indoors. Advert for Arderns Sylko Crochet. Date: 1920s
Advert for Patons and Baldwin's tapestry wools, with a lady admiring her work Date: 1920s
Christina Spartali - later Countess Edouard Cahn d'AnversChristina Spartali (later Countess Edouard Cahn d'Anvers) (1845-1884), Artist's model and sister of Marie Spartali. Date: circa 1870
CWS advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and HealthCWS (Cooperative Wholesale Society) advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health Date: 1920s
Wartime Snowfire AdvertisementA wartime advertisement promoting Snowfire Beauty Preparations, who provide essential creams and makeup for women. He's on leave, you can have off duty beauty. Date: circa 1940s
Large Letter Name card - Harold'. Date: circa 1905
Large Letter Name card - Ada'. Date: circa 1930s
Cabinet. Antwerp (?). circa 1650. Detail. The paintings that decore the cabinet offers a Calvinist vision of concept of Love and Beauty, through a moralizing interpretation of Metamorphosis of Ovid
The Sleeping Beauty and the old woman at a spinning wheelIllustration, The Sleeping Beauty and the old woman at a spinning wheel, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century
Hubbard's Hill, LouthA landscape photograph showing a countryside stream at Hubbard's Hill, an area of outstanding natural beauty near Louth, Lincolnshire
Beauty Of The NightThis illustration portrays a young woman wearing a highly fashionable dress, speaking with an older gentleman on a garden terrace. Date: circa 1901
Les Travailleurs De l'EnlaidissementAn illustration of a tightly packed group of debating members of the Municipal Council, accompanied with a descriptive caption as follows
Sada Yacco, La Belle Otero and Le BargyA selection of three caricature sketches, including a portrait of Japanese geisha, actress and dancer, Sada Yacco, 1871-1946, a side profile study of Agustina del Carmen Otero Iglesias
Aphrodite Sur La Jetee D'AlexandrieThis sketch depicts the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, standing on the pier of Alexandria, with a number of other devoted figures. Date: circa 1901
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Honest Freedom FighterVietnamese Patriotic Poster - Certain Victory - An Honest Freedom Fighter. Date: circa mid-1970s
Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Indomitable VietnamVietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Indomitable Vietnam - beauty and strength. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century
Vinolia Advertisement Lady Of The latheAn illustrated advertisement for Vinolia Co. Ltd. it is a promotion of Royal Vinolia cream, the image, titled Lady of the Lathe, shows a female munitions worker
Vinolia Company AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Vinolia Co Ltd, promoting their varnishing cream, for the red cross worker, who will not have much time to devote to the care of her skin and complexion
Pears Soap AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration for Pears soap, from the womanhood in war time series. The image shows a woman on an allotment, leaning on a spade handle
Wisteria Blossom at Kameido, Tokyo, JapanKameido Temple Garden, Tokyo - Wisteria Blossom Date: circa 1904
Japan - Cherry Blossom at Sakura-michi, Yokohama. Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Yokohama Park - Cherry Blossom. Date: circa 1910s
Cherry Blossom, Noge Hill, Nogeyama Park, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Cherry Blossom at Asakusa Park, Tokyo, Japan. Ryounkaku (Twelve-Storeys Tower) can be seen in the background (destroyed in the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake). Date: circa 1910s
Cherry Blossom at Koganei Park, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Cherry Blossom at Koganei Park, Tokyo. Date: circa 1910s
Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Park, TokyoCherry Blossoms at Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo Date: circa 1910s